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Is your company name already in the register? Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company in the KBO register already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector. Trademarks and domain names are checked separately.

“Alterma”

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  • We compare against every name in the KBO register today: the name, the abbreviation and the trade names of enterprises and their establishments. Capitals, accents, punctuation and legal forms (bv, nv, srl, ...) do not count.
  • This is not a trademark search and not legal advice on using the name. A name that is not in the register can still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the official registers of the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP, boip.int) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO, euipo.europa.eu).
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Same or very similar names

15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Alterma same name
    Retail sale of wines and spirits · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2021
  • Alter-M very similar
    Activities of lawyers · Huy · since 2011
  • ALTERMATE very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2003
  • Psychology services · since 2023
  • Alter Mo very similar
    Andere activiteiten op het gebied van de verspreiding van inhoud · Antwerpen · since 2026
  • ALTERA very similar
    Advertising agencies · Leuven · since 1994
  • Advertising agencies · since 1994
  • ALTEMA + very similar
    Name of an establishment of ALTEMA Architecture, société d'architectes · Activities of building architects · Musson · since 2011
  • ALTERA very similar
    Activities of lawyers · Liège · since 2007
  • ALTERRA very similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Halle · since 1991
  • ALTERNA very similar
    Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · Schaarbeek · since 1993
  • ALTERIA very similar
    Beschutte en sociale werkplaatsen · Colfontaine · since 2001
  • Groothandel in reinigingsmiddelen
  • Alterra very similar
    Hoeilaart · since 2024
  • Alterna very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Wholesale of live animals · Hasselt · since 1987
Names that resemble it 41 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • ALTER similar
    Mons · since 2001
  • ALTER similar
    Other building finishing work · Willebroek · since 2015
  • ALTER similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Niklaas · since 2015
  • ALTER similar
    Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Modave · since 2015
  • ALTER similar
    Full-service restaurants · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2012
  • Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2023
  • ALTER similar
    Overige activiteiten op het gebied van architectuur, n.e.g. · Ukkel · since 2024
  • ALTER similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Maaseik · since 2025
  • Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2026
  • Name of an establishment of ClimateGains · Vervaardiging van overige artikelen van edele metalen, n.e.g. · Ukkel · since 2023
  • ALTERO similar
    Contactbemiddelingsbureaus en dergelijke · Bertem · since 2014
  • ALTER S similar
    Abbreviation of ALTER SELECTION · Other education · Liège · since 2016
  • ALTERMIND similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Elsene · since 2020
  • Altery similar
    Advertising agencies · Lanaken · since 2021
  • Alter-K similar
    Abbreviation of ALTER-KASAÏ · Brussel · since 2012
  • ALTERIO similar
    Namur · since 2015
  • ALTERYS similar
    Activities of lawyers · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2010
  • ALTER RE similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Anzegem · since 2007
  • ALTERNO similar
    Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Brussel · since 2023
  • Alterno similar
    Bornem · since 2026
  • ALTE similar
    Retail sale of other sporting goods · Tremelo · since 2014
  • ALTER MOVING similar
    Removal services · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2026
  • ALTER-ECO similar
    Etterbeek · since 1986
  • ALTERFIN similar
    Name of an establishment · Activities of holding companies · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1994
  • Alter Ego similar
    Brugge · since 2013
  • ALTER EGO similar
    Cafés and bars · Zottegem · since 2015
  • Alter Ego similar
    Advertising agencies · Halen · since 2016
  • Alter-Psy similar
    Rebecq · since 2017
  • ALTERAAR similar
    Agents and brokers in banking services · Herent · since 2017
  • Alter&G similar
    Activities of holding companies · Wavre · since 2019
  • Alter&O similar
    Activities of holding companies · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2019
  • ALTERTOX similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2012
  • ALTERNUM similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Namur · since 2004
  • ALTEREZO similar
    Liège · since 2004
  • ALTER EGO similar
    Affligem · since 2006
  • ALTERNOT similar
    Installatie van duurzame elektrische installaties · Trooz · since 2024
  • Altertic similar
    Vorst · since 2025
  • ALTER similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Liège · since 1993
  • ALTERNO similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Joinery installation · Brugge · since 1987
  • Altereco similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Châtelet · since 2016
  • ALTEREGO similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Other non-specialised retail sale · Liège · since 2005

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